(19)
(11) EP 2 028 312 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/26

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/09

(21) Application number: 08013939.7

(22) Date of filing: 04.08.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 58/24(2006.01)
 D06F 58/28(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 06.08.2007 KR 20070078736

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Seoul, 150-721 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ahn, Seung-Phyo
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
  • Lee, Sang-Ik
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
  • Ryoo, Byeong-Jo
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
  • Song, Sung-Ho
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
  • Kim, Jeong-Yun
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
  • Kim, Yang-Hwan
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
  • Wee, Jae-Hyuk
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
  • Kim, Dong-Hyun
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
  • Eom, Yoon-Seob
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)
  • Kim, Yang-Ho
    Gyeongsangnam-do, 641-711 (KR)

(74) Representative: Urner, Peter 
ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner GbR Mauerkircherstrasse 45
D-81679 München
D-81679 München (DE)

   


(54) Clothes dryer


(57) A clothes drier comprises a dehumidifying unit (200) configured to dehumidify air exhausted from the drum (120), and to control an amount of water to be supplied thereto according to a drying level of clothes. As an amount of water supplied to the dehumidifying unit (200) is controlled according to a drying level of clothes, a water consumption amount is reduced.







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